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Donald Trump, his adult children and the Trump Organization asked a New Y= ork state judge Friday to push back discovery deadlines in the attorney gen= eral's financial fraud case, despite a judge's previous vow to start a tria= l in October "come hell or high water."

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Trumps Want NY AG's Fraud Suit Delayed To Review Evide= nce

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By Elliot Weld

Donald Trump, his adult children a= nd the Trump Organization asked a New York state judge Friday to push back = discovery deadlines in the attorney general's financial fraud case, despite= a judge's previous vow to start a trial in October "come hell or high wate= r."

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Analysis

6 Electric Grid Courtroom Battles To Watch

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By Keith Goldberg

The debate over how to upgrade and= expand the U.S. electric grid has largely centered on Congress and regulat= ors led by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but it's playing out i= n courtrooms as well. Here's a six-pack of transmission-related cases that = are worth keeping an eye on.

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Watchdog Finds Concerns In $416M Border Entry Port Pro= ject

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By Rae Ann Varona

A federal watchdog said a General = Services Administration subdivision inappropriately awarded and managed con= tracts for the initial phases of a $416 million expansion project at an ent= ry port along the California-Mexico border, saying "multiple deficiencies" = affected project security and safety.

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Developer Skimmed $10M From Bahamas Projects, Suit Say= s

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By Rachel Riley

A Miami developer embezzled more t= han $10 million from projects he was contracted to build in a Bahamian reso= rt community, an Ohio homebuilder has alleged in Florida federal court.

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Ga. Judge Voids Builder's Policy In Dispute Over Schoo= l Fire

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By Riley Murdock

A Georgia federal judge voided a c= onstruction company's policy through a London-based insurer, allowing the i= nsurer to escape coverage for a fire that an underlying lawsuit says the co= mpany started while working on a high school's roof.

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Analysis

Mich. Dems Eye Ambitious Agenda With Slim Majority=

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By Carolyn Muyskens

Democrats in Michigan have control= of the House, Senate and governor's office for the first time in 40 years,= and with progressives eager to put pent-up legislative ideas into action, = attorneys expect efforts to change the state's civil rights, employment and= election laws.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Jurisdictional Conflict At Center Of 9th Circ. FCA= Case

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In Island Industries v. Sigma, the= Ninth Circuit will decide whether district courts have subject matter juri= sdiction over False Claims Act qui tam actions that are based on alleged cu= stoms duties fraud, resurrecting an issue that has received little attentio= n in the last 20 years and potentially creating a consequential customs-rel= ated exception, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Morgan Lewis Adds 20 Shearman Attys To New Munich Offi= ce

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By Silvia Martelli

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP sai= d Friday that it will open an office in Munich with 20 lawyers and advisers= hired from the Munich office of Shearman & Sterling LLP, the latest de= partures for the U.S. firm on the heels of its decision not to go forward w= ith talks to merge with Hogan Lovells.

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Taylor English Atty Spared Sanctions Over 'Vulgar' Out= burst

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By Travis Bland

A Taylor English Duma LLP par= tner ducked sanctions for a curse-laden outburst at his opposing counsel in= a North Carolina wage case, but drew a scathing admonishment from a judge = who deemed the conduct "egregious."

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Why Alex Murdaugh's Decision To Testify May Have Backf= ired

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By Cara Salvatore

Alex Murdaugh's decision to testif= y in his murder trial may have helped seal his fate by reinforcing prosecut= ors' characterization of the South Carolina attorney as an unlikable liar w= ho couldn't explain away key evidence surrounding the deaths of his wife an= d son, experts said.

Read full article »

Exclusive

Top NY Judge Misled Lawmakers To Justify DiFiore's Det= ail

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A top New York state judge's testi= mony defending former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore's unprecedented multimillio= n-dollar security detail omitted key facts, raising doubts about whether a = series of incidents during DiFiore's tenure justified her yearslong armed e= scort.

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Baylor Law Still Not Compliant With ABA's Diversity St= andard

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By Aaron West

Baylor Law School remains noncompl= iant with the American Bar Association's standard that says accredited law = schools must demonstrate "concrete action" toward having a diverse faculty,= a year after the ABA first found the Texas law school didn't meet the stan= dard.

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Help On The Way For Overstretched Del. Chancery Bench=

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By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's increasingly swamped Co= urt of Chancery has opened a yearlong test to hand off some breach of contr= act cases to Superior Court's complex commercial litigation judges or to vi= ce chancellors "by designation" from the lower court, reserving Chancery ba= ndwidth for more complex equity disputes.

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Garland Backs Effort To Hunt Russian War Criminals=

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By Lauren Berg

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garl= and made a surprise trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to the U.S. Depart= ment of Justice, reaffirming U.S. support for the country since Russia's in= vasion last February.

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Pot Fraudsters Tell Justices Zoom Testimony Violates R= ights

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By Jonathan Capriel

Two businessmen convicted of bank = fraud as part of a scheme to help a California cannabis company process pay= ments have argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that cross-examination via vide= o conference doesn't satisfy the Sixth Amendment right for the accused to c= onfront the people testifying against them.

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Chancery Sets 3-Way Counsel Lead For AMC Stock Brawl

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By Jeff Montgomery

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Gr= ossmann LLP, Fields Kupka & Shukurov LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA = have gotten a Delaware Court of Chancery nod to lead a fast-moving, consoli= dated stockholder suit challenging AMC Entertainment's plan for a disputed = share conversion and reverse stock split.

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Interview

Wayne County Fighting 'Enormous' Criminal Case Backlog=

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By Danielle Ferguson

It will be years before Detroit's = trial judges dig out of a pandemic backlog of felony cases, with understaff= ed courts struggling to catch up after pausing trials early in 2020, its ch= ief judge told Law360.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

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By Sue Reisinger

Federal prosecutors are going to r= equire companies in settlements to implement pay systems that promote compl= iance, while they also will encourage clawing back money from employees who= broke the law. Speaking of breaking the law, telecom giant Ericsson has ag= reed to pay another $207 million for breaching its previous bribery settlem= ent with the feds.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen l= aw firm Greenberg Traurig sued in a professional negligence claim from the = special purpose vehicle set up for litigation concerning Cambridge Analytic= a, Greek bank Piraeus sue the founder of Montenegrin financial corporation = Atlas Group, and Scotland's health boards go head-to-head with Advanz Pharm= a over its breaches of competition law. Here, Law360 looks at these and oth= er new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Podcast

Pro Say: The Twists And Turns Of The Murdaugh Trial

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All eyes have been on the trial of= disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted this we= ek of murdering his wife and son. Prosecutors painted a bizarre picture of = murder committed to distract from Murdaugh's financial troubles and years o= f stealing from his firm and clients.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

AerCap Holdings N.V.

Agape Senior

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Municipal Power Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

Cerberus Capital Management LP

Citigroup Inc.

City Utilities of Springfield = Inc.

Computershare Ltd.

Duke Energy Corp.

Evergy Inc.

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Fox Corp.

Google LLC

IPRO Tech LLC

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.<= /a>

Johnson & Johnson

LS Power Development LLC

McDonald's Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michigan State University

Microsoft Corp.

Midcontinent Indepe= ndent System Operator Inc.

National Association of M= anufacturers

NextEra Energy Inc.

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.

PJM Interconnection LLC

Public Broadcasting Service

Southwest Power Pool Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson<= /a>

The European Ba= nk for Reconstruction & Development

The Linde Group

The Southern Co. Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Services Automobil= e Association

Vodafone Group PLC

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

YouTube Inc.


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Charles Russell Speechlys

Herbert Smith Freehills

West Coast Trial Lawyers

Wood Smith

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

National Health Service

National Labor Relations Board

Nevada Gaming Control Board

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Police

Public Utility Commission of T= exas

Texas State Senate

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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